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I was having some trouble with my Pentair acid tank and pump and I just decided to buy a new one after attempting to fix a couple of the replaceable parts. Somehow, I screwed up and purchased a Pentair chlorine tank and pump. After some research, I believe it is the exact same set up, except for...

I tested the neighbors pool as he asked my son to watch it for the weekend so that it didn’t turn green from all the falling leaves. He has a pool service so I’m sure he has no idea what the chemicals are. Since I take care of my own pool using the methodology TFP, Looking at somebody else’s...

I have a three-year-old Maytronics M 400 that is working. Thought somebody might be able to use it for parts. I just didnt feel like dumping a bunch of money into wear parts and bought a new S 20 Just a word of warning. I purchased a Raypak R6450 ti-E-HC from trouble free pool on 5/31/21. I got...

I bought my home in February of 2017. I knew it was a fixer-upper so I went in eyes wide open. I didn't want to be nickeled and dimed to death so I pretty quickly after purchase replaced all the pool equipment. After a ton of research here I went with all Pentair and have been very happy. Last...

I installed a Pentair IntelliPH (IPH) muriatic acid dosing solution. It is fantastic and has reduced my pool maintenance which I love. The problem is that I keep having problems with it. The Intellichlor IC60 plugs into the IPH control box which then connects to the EasyTouch is a daisy chain...

We recently had our pool and spa rebuilt. During the spa rebuild we replaced a jurassic park-esque waterfall feature with a simple stone spillway. When the builder asked how wide I wanted the spillway my mind started to wonder about the pump, pump speed, gallons of water per minute on each...

I am going on 2 months for getting my pool refinished. One thing after another. We are close and the pool guy did the bond coat, but ran out of material before they finished bond coating (see picture). They are saying that because it is down to the gunite shell that it is unnecessary to...

We are getting our pool coping re-done as it was pretty trash from 20 years of wear. They have worked quite a few days on the job and have a lot of the pieces fitted but not installed. I am concerned because each individual piece looks to vary in width by 1-5”. Totally inconsistent. I would...

I live about 10 min outside of Austin and am struggling to make a decision on the surface to use. The chipout is underway and the pressure is mounting. The PB has one I can see but its 50 min away in Lakeway. Wondered if any fellow pool nerds were closer in and had Minipebble. My wife is...

We finally started our pool renovation. Since we purchased the house 2 years ago we are slowly getting to all the needed maintenance items. The coping was in really bad shape as well as the pool deck. The pool surface had some bubbling in the plaster but nothing I thought was too terrible. I...

I have received so much great advice on this forum that I thought I would share my experience with my IntelliPH. Last year I manually added muriatic acid every week to keep my PH within range. I always disliked having to store the acid on the side of the house (so the metal in my garage...

I just purchased a new Maytronics m400. Amazing! Instead of dragging an extension cord down the back stairs and along the pool just waiting for one of my children to kill everyone in the pool, I thought of a better approach. Even though my pool equipment is about 75 feet away, downhill and on...

We just bought our house a year ago and the previous owners connected one of the outdoor spickets to the auto leveler. They just leave the outdoor Spicket on all the time. Since it’s a garden hose it of course is leaking now and I’m trying to determine do I just replace it as is or should I...

We purchased our home about a year ago and the previous owners had installed the slide with a Mickey Mouse attempt to get water pumping down the slide. See photo. Thankfully I had access to a stubbed in water return about 55 feet away. I dug a trench and ran a 2 inch pipe 55 feet to stubbed in...

We have a odd shaped pool as well as varying height of the surround. The area by the water slide (see Picture) is about 2-3 feet above the water line. I am interested in getting a solar covers as my kids and kids friends are not interested in swimming in the pool at 75 degree. It needs to be...

I will attempt to start a definitive list of solutions to restore your aging pool deck...Please add your experiences and I will update the master list. Please also add any tips and tricks, photos. I will add your username so people reference your how to post. Types of Paints / Stains found...

We purchased our home in early 2017. The existing pool coping that is heavily pitted from something. It is a salt pool but I have read on this forum that most seem to think that salt is not the culprit of the pitting. I have no idea about the balance before us, but I am sure a pool service...

I have some free equipment if anyone is on a budget. Jandy Automation Controller, 60sqft DE Filter, Centurion 2hp Filter Pump and Teledyne Lars Heater 400K.

I just replaced my entire system with an awesome full Pentair system. American Home Shield recently paid to have my Jandy SWG replaced with a new controller and cell. The installer negotiated for the controller, but if someone needs a cell please let me know. I will let it go for much less...

We recently purchased a house that has a inexpensive water slide added after the fact to the pool deck. It looks like they had originally connected it on the surface into one of the return jets as opposed to plumbing it directly to the equipment area. I do not believe that the return jet has...

So my heater finally died and American home Shield has agreed to give me $600 towards purchasing a new one. Better than a sharp stick. I also need to get a variable speed pump as the the payback is less than 11 months. I would also prefer to have mobile phone-based automation control which would...

I purchase a new home and have a older Jandy AquaLinkRS panel (L03RRS0007596) that is from 2003 I believe. I would like to upgrade so I can use my phone to control the system so I believe I need to buy a new controller (Jandy iAquaLink Smartphone, iPhone Web based Pool control Interface IQ20RS |...

All, Thank you so much for all of the great info on this forum. I was introduced by a neighbor and really subscribe to the KISS principle espoused by this group. I have been using this forum since I bought a house with a pool at the end of February. All was going well until I started getting...